LondonWritersClub Live in July
We gathered on a very hot and sticky evening to hear Scott Pack, Publisher of The Friday Project. It was a fascinating and truly inspiring couple of hours.
He brought a stack of books, invited the audience to shout out the title they found interesting, and for each one told us the publishing moral [...]
How can a blog help to sell your book?
A week ago, I had a meeting with a publisher – I was pitching a book and telling them what great hits the author had with their blog. They said, ‘yes, well blog stats don’t lead to sales’ – I only wish I had the presence of [...]
We shared a fascinating evening with the ghost writer Andrew Crofts at May’s LWC Live. He was inspiring, funny and informative. For those of you that missed the evening, here are some notes:
Andrew started writing as a 16 year old and although his first novel was rejected by publishers, he wasn’t daunted and came to [...]
by Jacqueline Burns, literary agent and co-founder of London Writers’ Club
How do you get your writing done?
I write every day but I don’t always find it easy.
I’ve had 3 books published and have co-written 3 e-books to be published soon.
Under my bed, I have a children’s book, a notebook full of partly-sketched out [...]
There are two ways to score an agent – be the hunter or be hunted. You can follow the traditional route of submitting your work to a list of literary agents – target them well, following the submission guidelines and be sure to always check for spelling mistakes. Or you can be discovered – you [...]
Guest blogger, and writer and journalist, Deborah Dooley, runs rural writer retreats in deepest North Devon - expect support and homemade cake - and the time and space you need to write. Deborah has written this week’s guest blog on the dreaded writer’s block.
“I read an article the other day about a woman who reacted [...]
At LWC, we love indie publishers so grabbed the chance to interview Lyn Vernham, the Marketing Director of Choc Lit. Check out their submission guidelines - they accept novels direct from writers, so you don’t have to have an agent.
1/Please could you tell us a little about Choc Lit
We’re an independent publisher, creating a [...]
The literary agent, Lucy Luck, spoke at this week’s LWC Live. Lucy started in publishing in 1997, and worked for over 8 years at Rogers, Coleridge and White Ltd. In 2006, she decided to set up Lucy Luck Associates, an agency focusing on writers of quality fiction and non-fiction. She had ten writers on her list [...]
When I first started writing full-time, I wondered how on earth I was going to fill the hours ahead of me. I needn’t have worried - within a week, I’d discovered that organising cupboards, cleaning the floor (how had I never noticed how dirty it was before?) and foraging in the kitchen for anything that [...]
LWC: brilliant guest blog from Patti Digh, author of LIFE IS A VERB: 37 Days To Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally
I get a lot of emails from people asking how to write (a book). So I thought perhaps an essay outlining my thoughts on the topic might be helpful—to me, in order to clarify [...]